2026:JHHC:17436 -1- A.B.A. No. 1729 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 1729 of 2026 ---- Vikash Ram @ Vikash Kumra Ram, aged about 30 years, son of Suresh Ram, resident of Village Murupiri, Dwapar Tola, PO Burmu, PS Burmu, District Ranchi, Jharkhand.... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Awnish Shankar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, Advocate ---- 2/16.06.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Keredari PS Case No.118 of 2021, for offence registered under section 147, 148, 149, 302, 34 IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act and Section 17 of the CLA Act, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Hazaribagh. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and later on, during the investigation, the name of the petitioner has surfaced. He next submits that the allegations of firing is there pursuant to which brother of the informant has died and by whom the firing is made is not clear and on these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the petitioner is accomplice of the person who has assaulted and the 2026:JHHC:17436 -2- A.B.A. No. 1729 of 2026 petitioner happened to be member of Naxal party. He next submits that in paragraph no.3 of the case diary, in the restatement, the informant has supported the case and in paragraph no.7 of the case diary, it has come that 9 mm and 3 mm live cartridge and one android phone were recovered and he also submits that in paragraph no.43 of the case diary, co-accused Dinesh Kumar Ganjhu has taken name of the petitioner and it is disclosed that he is the member of TPC organization. He also submits that the petitioner has got criminal antecedent and on these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. In paragraph no.43 of the case diary, Dinesh Kumar Ganjhu has confessed that this petitioner was also the member of TPC organization and his involvement is also there and pursuant to the firing, the brother of the informant has died, and in the attending facts and circumstances of the instant case, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, and as such, his prayer for bail is hereby rejected and consequently, the present anticipatory bail application being A.B.A.No.1729 of 2026 is, hereby, dismissed. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 16.06.2026 SI/